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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 17 Oct 2026, 12:14

L1423

52.62141, -8.81237

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

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Not held yet for Limerick City and County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202152 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–600open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 9 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 2001–2010. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of CoolbegBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2021: 21608 · garage, approved2019: 1 file on Coolbeg2021: 2 files on Coolbeg2023: 2 files on Coolbeg5 files

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

  1. 2021
    21608 · garage · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
On this site
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings2RIC barracks; An Teach Tuí
Monuments1R121471
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 93% approved, and 67% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site15 decided · more info asked 67%
93% · council 92%
Approved nearbyLimerick City And overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 15 nearby, 2,583 council-wide

Figure 3

Coolbeg, file by file since 2019

New houses in side gardens or on sites: 2 of 2.

5 planning files on Coolbeg since 2019, by kind and decision.20192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsPorches, roofs, otherNo number · 2019 · other work · approved · 191138No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21608No number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360031New house in a side gardenNo number · 2021 · new house · approved · 21926No number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23498
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

5 files with "Coolbeg" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2019–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 52 days. Building starts about 9 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 2): 106 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 273 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 48–60 (n=10)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 2)With further information: median 106 days (n=8)106 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 273 days after permission (n=8)273 days after permissionSigned off88% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated18 decided home extensions, 8 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around L1423 with 2 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Ballyvareen, Kildimo 2561117Approved with conditions · 300 m
    2. 2Ballyvareen, Kildimo 2660413No decision yet · 305 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 16 permissions since 2016, 7 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    17 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 16 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 16 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 3 with no start notice found, 6 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT16: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused16: approved → approved1: refused → refused3: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → ran out17 lodged17 lodged16 approved16 approved1 refused1 refused16 approved16 approved1 refused1 refused3 no start notice found3 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off6 ran out6 ran out

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured17 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

      Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

      Figure 7

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2020. 94% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2021: 2, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 1, 2025: 105102017: 3 approved3’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 2 approved2’192020: 3 approved3’202021: 2 approved2’212022: 1 refused1’222023: 3 approved3’232024: 1 approved1’242025: 1 approved1’25
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 2 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 2Ballyvareen , Kildimo , Co. Limerick No decision yet
        existing extensions as constructed to the side and rear of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
        266041310 Apr 2026305 m
      • 1Ballyvareen , Kildimo , Co. Limerick Approved with conditions
        a community amenity park including soft play area, all-weather play area, car and bicycle parking with gated…
        25611171 May 2026300 m
      How we work this out
      Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
      Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      Homes coming 0 not started
      • Ballyvareen · 12 homes · ran out · runs out 22 Oct 2023 · 404 m
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
      How busy is this area About as busy as most of Limerick City and County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here0
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here5
      Council middle2
      How we work this out
      Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
      Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:05
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.016 Oct 2026, 23:06open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 01:09open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 8

      This street block against the council

      79% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      24% · council 31%
      Homes built since 2001
      51% · council 29%
      Owner-occupied
      79% · council 65%
      Rented
      17% · council 27%
      Children under 15
      26% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      13% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      63% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      7% · council 10%
      This small area (355 people)Limerick City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127023002

      Road noise
      55–59 dB
      day–night average (EPA 2022)
      Bus
      259 m
      Kildimo · 314 · busiest stop within 500 m: 1 an hour at peak
      Nearest school
      56 m
      Kildimo National School, 138 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Kildimo National School · primary · 138 pupils · 56 m

      Stops 2

      • Kildimo · 314 · 1/hour at peak · 259 m
      • Kildimo · 314 · 0/hour at peak · 262 m

      Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

      • Kildimo National School · 56 m-7.4% pupils (138)
      Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 17 Oct 2026, 02:12
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.017 Oct 2026, 02:05open
      Council consultation portalsPublic17 Oct 2026, 01:36open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public17 Oct 2026, 02:12open
      Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
      cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
      National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
      EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
      Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
      Question 6

      What to ask, and who

      1. Garage (21608) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
        Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
        Seller · solicitor
      2. Any work done without planning permission?
        Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
        Seller · solicitor
      Reference

      Where this is, the terms, the sources

      Townland
      Coolbeg
      Electoral division
      Ballynacarriga
      Electoral area
      Adare-Rathkeale
      Council
      Limerick City And County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • 1 application on this site; latest 21608, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
      • No vacant land tax.
      • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
      • Kildimo (bus 314) 259 m away: 8 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
      • Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
      • Here (2022 census): 79% owner-occupied (council 65%); 5% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 78% drive to work (council 60%); population up 10% since 2016.
      • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.
      • 2 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      What the terms mean 4 terms
      • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
      • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
      • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
      • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
      Sources and licences 25
      SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
      EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
      Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.016 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026
      data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
      dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public17 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher17 Oct 2026
      cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
      dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
      services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.012 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public17 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.017 Oct 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
      propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence17 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
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      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      Measured
      counted from a public register
      Calculated
      a rate or median we worked out from those counts
      Our classification
      we sorted it by reading each description
      Estimate
      inferred from another source (census, map data)
      Rule summary
      the law, simplified: check before relying on it
      How we work this out
      Generated 17 Oct 2026, 12:14 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.